bonjour! didn't write yesterday as it wasn't sunny enough for the satellite (i don't understand everything here, but they do a lot with solar energy, so i'm assuming that was the issue!) abraham's fever broke yesterday afternoon while we were napping, so thanks God! he's so precious! all of the kids are... i don't know how'd i'd ever be able to choose one to adopt. i love them all and couldn't pick one over another. i guess it's a good thing that's not even an option at this point! but that's me, analyzing things that don't even exist! :)

this morning, doris and i went over to open up the clinic. we didn't open it up to the public, just went in to clean and organize things since the nurse has been out for quite a while. it was good to be able to familiarize myself with the surroundings, seeing what meds they have on hand, etc. now i just need to go study up on which antibiotics to give for what ailment, etc. doris also said that i may have to stitch up a cut or two while i'm here... that'll be interesting, to say the least!

i have no idea how i'll feel the longer i'm here, but it's interesting to me that somehow it feels strangely like 'home'. EGO is most definitely an 'oasis' here in haiti. apparently people consistently comment on that. it's peaceful and quiet and green... well, relatively peaceful, considering it's filled with bubbly children and crowing roosters, etc!

tomorrow i don't plan to post an update as i'll be riding back into port-au-prince with elizabeth, she's flying out. we'll go to a grocery store while we're there, so that'll be an experience i'm sure. and the ride in and of itself is always an experience as well! it's long, dusty & extremely bumpy! amazing how we complain about potholes in the streets in the U.S.! here they are more like 'craters'!

i'll update soon, and seriously, one of these days i'll actually bring my camera up to the main house and attempt to upload some pics!
love, jill